Microsoft Removes Gold Certified Partner Over Telephons Scam Claims

[JMH]

As illustrated in this topic on the Microsoft Answers forum, the issue of fake tech support telephone calls has been a problem for over two years. The scams appeared to have originated in the U.K., spread to Australia, followed by Canada and the United States.

Although reports in various forum topics have pointed fingers at other vendors, in the instant case, the finger was pointing at "Comantra" who was a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

Comantra, like other vendors, was said to have cold-called people, implying that they represent Microsoft. After convincing the call recipients that the errors seen in Event Viewer on Windows are dangerous, the technicians would attempt to convince the people to allow the technicians to have remote access to their computer. Repairs, of course, required a credit card charge.

Microsoft Removes Gold Certified Partner Over Telephons Scam Claims ~ Security Garden

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Good information and nicely done by our very own Corrine "The Mystical Rose".

 

[seekermeister]

It would seem to me, that people would treat anyone making such claims, without invitation, exactly the same way that they would someone knocking on their door, offering a "service" they didn't ask for...just say no. Of course, with a computer, one also wants to know where such people got their address.

 

[essenbe]

I say good for Microsoft. I also say prosecution should follow.

 

[Layback Bear]

Public hanging in front Microsoft's head quarters sounds about right to me.

 

[seekermeister]

essenbe,

I don't foresee that happening, because it seems that the only time that one manufacturer will take another to court is when they infringe on their patents or copyrights. In cases such as this, it seems that all that can be expected is a slap on the hand, and a bit of public reprimand.

 

[Schroff87]

I remember reading threads where you guys trolled those /b/tards ... good going .. sickening how they scammed the elderly and the layman. Good to know MS did something but they should be taken to court as well for fraud.

 

[Layback Bear]

In the good old days it would of just been handled. We need a little bit of the good old days.

 

[seekermeister]

In the good old days it would of just been handled. We need a little bit of the good old days.

As depicted in western movies?

 

[seavixen32]

In the good old days it would of just been handled. We need a little bit of the good old days.

As depicted in western movies?

Sounds about right to me. I'm a great believer in short sentencing - 24 hours in prison then hang 'em.

 

[seekermeister]

I tend to agree with the sentiment, but I don't think that this would constitute a death sentence. When it comes to corporations, it would seem that it might be more effective to permanently remove their right to do business. Not only the corporation, but the actual persons that owning and running it.

 

[richnrockville]

I tend to agree with the sentiment, but I don't think that this would constitute a death sentence. When it comes to corporations, it would seem that it might be more effective to permanently remove their right to do business. Not only the corporation, but the actual persons that owning and running it.

FWIW: The only thing wrong with removing their right to do business is that they just close up shop and open it under a different name. That's what the medicare fraud people do all the time. Limite Liability Corporations or LLC's is what is they file under and just change the name and away they go for another round.

Rich

 

[seekermeister]

That is the reason that I didn't limit the action against only the corportation, but also the real people. I admit that it is likely that they would find an alternative means of doing business, but this type of legal action would give them serious reason to pause and consider before doing something such as this.

 

[seekermeister]

I tend to agree with the sentiment, but I don't think that this would constitute a death sentence. When it comes to corporations, it would seem that it might be more effective to permanently remove their right to do business. Not only the corporation, but the actual persons that owning and running it.

FWIW: The only thing wrong with removing their right to do business is that they just close up shop and open it under a different name. That's what the medicare fraud people do all the time. Limite Liability Corporations or LLC's is what is they file under and just change the name and away they go for another round.

Rich

I wasn't familiar with the term LLC, so I Googled, and found that it stands for a limited liability company, not corporation.

Limited liability company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Either way, it seems to give the owners too much latitude.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Scumbags

In the good old days it would of just been handled. We need a little bit of the good old days.

As depicted in western movies?

Sounds about right to me. I'm a great believer in short sentencing - 24 hours in prison then hang 'em.

How about Back to the Future II?
Dr. Emmett Brown: "The justice system works swiftly in the future now that they've abolished all lawyers."

Those clown regularly rang our house and tried to convince my friend (and myself) that his Windows PC was infected.
My friend and I have been using PCs, since before these "phone jockeys" were born.

He uses Arch Linux.

 

[Big Tom]

I say good for Microsoft. I also say prosecution should follow.

agree'd